Tijuana Toros

The Tijuana Toros started off their 2017 campaign this Friday, March 31, at the Estadio Gasmart in Tijuana. The opening series for the Toros in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol was set to be a three-game series against Vaqueros de la Union Laguna. The series turned out to be fantastic for the border city side, pulling off the three-game sweep and outscoring their opponents 27-6 throughout the series. Here is…

The Tijuana Toros started up their 2017 Liga Mexicana de Beisbol season on Friday, March 31, against Vaqueros de la Union Laguna at the Estadio Gasmart in Tijuana. The Toros had a strong 2016 season, reaching the final but losing to Pericos de Puebla. The border city side is expected to do well again this year, with a strong roster consisting of many ex-major league players. Here are the 10…

Tijuana Toros weekly recap In this week the Tijuana Toros looked to continue their excellent performance under manager Pedro Mere. There were a couple of games early on though that prevented thoughts of this Toros team going deep into the playoffs. At Monclova Game 1: Falling behind in the standings The Tijuana Toros went to Monclova to face the Acereros just two games behind them in the North Zone standings….

Tijuana Toros weekly recap After two consecutive weeks of 5-1 records, the Toros wanted to continue the good stretch at home against the best team in the South Zone, the Puebla Pericos. The team made some roster moves to improve the squad in hopes of making the playoffs in the North Zone. Roster Moves The Toros, on Wednesday, incorporated to the active roster young pitchers Dagoberto Vargas and Jonathan Maciel….

Tijuana Toros weekly recap The Toros had a great week at home with new manager Pedro Mere. After looking really good at Gasmart Stadium, the “Bulls” headed down south for another long trip looking to stay close in the standings in the North Zone. Roster Move During the week a couple of roster moves happened for the Toros. One was an interesting signing and the other a controversial loan….

Tijuana Toros weekly recap After a very bad week down south, the front office decided it was time to let Luis Sojo go. The Venezuelan manager left the team with a 40-37 record in fourth place in the North Zone after being two games behind second place. A change was needed. The entire Sojo coaching staff left Tijuana and a new team with familiar faces came (hopefully) to the rescue….

Tijuana Toros weekly recap The Toros had by far their worst week of the season and I’m not only talking about the record over a six game period. They also lost their manager. Only one victory and five games lost were the reason to fire Luis Sojo. The team that was a game out of second place is now a game and a half out of a playoff run after…

The Toros started the week by introducing its newest player Jorge Cantu with a brief press conference before the start of the three-game series against the Campeche Piratas. Then, it was all said on the baseball diamond with a pretty good debut for the “Bronco” but it was a weird series loss to end the home stand. Vs Piratas Game 1: Jorge Cantú’s first game as a Toro ends walking-off…

Just before the Tijuana Toros started a six-game road trip in Campeche, a couple of rosters moves took place. Venezuelan Alex Romero came over from the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and an old face was brought back by the Toros. Romero is one of eight players to play in every one of the sixty games so far in the current season. He has a batting average of .278 with…

Tijuana Toros weekly recap The Tijuana Toros started the second half of the season after the All-Star break. The North Zone won the game with a nice performance by Juan Apodaca and Jason Urquídez. Tijuana had a couple of series at Gasmart Stadium against two South Zone teams. It was a rough week. Vs Tigres Game 1: Losing Start The Tijuana Toros had to battle the current Mexican League Champions, Quintana Roo…

The Tijuana Toros weekly recap The Toros started the week by receiving news of the four members of the team that will represent them in the All Star Game as players made history. Starting pitchers Barry Enright, Héctor Ambríz, closer Jason Urquídez and catcher Juan Apodaca have all been named to the mid-season classic in Monterrey, Nuevo León this upcoming weekend to play for the North Zone. When the announcement…

Tijuana Toros weekly recap The Tijuana Toros started the week by visiting a very good Saltillo Saraperos team and then hosting once again the Aguascalientes Rieleros, for the second time in two weeks. At Saltillo Game 1: Power off the bat in extras The Tijuana Toros took the first game against the Saltillo Saraperos with a five-run tenth inning to win the game 8 to 3 on a nice come…